- Description: In 2015, Jean-Hugues Gooris embarked on a 100-day bicycle journey from Malaga to Bastogne, which he documented in a film. This project proved to be a success, turning him into an established documentary filmmaker who continued to explore and document inspiring stories in lesser-known or conflict-ridden areas
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Belgium, Belgio, Belgique
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Bike, Bicicletta, Vélo
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Internet: https://terrexplore.com/
- Multimedia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUR_0JWduQk
- Description: Born in 1993 in Malo, province of Vicenza, Italy, Nicolò Guarrera departed from his hometown on 9 August 2020 to walk around the world, pushing a trekking stroller he named Ezio carrying all his equipment. After five years he returned to Italy on 31 August 2025, having covered 36,146 km (22,466 miles) across four continents wearing out 20 pairs of shoes. The route passed through France, Spain, Central and South America (from Panama to Ushuaia), Australia (Sydney to Darwin), India, the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, Armenia, Turkey and the Balkans. Non-walking stretches (ocean crossing, inter-continental transfers) were made by boat and plane
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Pieroad
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Italy, Italia, Italie
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1993-
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On foot, A piedi, A pied
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: https://www.pieroad.it
- Description: Forrest Gump is the protagonist of the eponymous 1994 film: the character runs across the United States from coast to coast: "That day, I don't know why, but I decided to go for a run. So I ran to the end of the road, and once there, I thought about running to the end of the town, and once there, I thought about running through Greenbow County. Then I said to myself, since I've come this far, might as well run through the beautiful state of Alabama, so I did. I ran across the entire state of Alabama, and I don't know why I kept going. I ran to the ocean, and once there, I said to myself, since I've come this far, might as well turn around and keep running. When I got to another ocean, I said to myself, since I've come this far, might as well turn around again and keep running; when I was tired, I slept, when I was hungry, I ate, when I had to... well, I did it!"
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On foot, A piedi, A pied
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: USA
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forrest_Gump
- Multimedia: http://www.paramount.com/movies/forrest-gump/
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134773
Millionaire Forrest Gump Continues Legendary Run Across America. For over three years, Forrest Gump, co-owner of Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. of nearby Bayou La Batre, has been criss-crossing the United States in a phenomenal feat of endurance. Gump apparently felt like running one day and kept going until he ran into an ocean. At that point, he turned around and ran back until he ran into the other ocean. This sojourn has continued for the last three years, one month, and two days.
- Description: In 1986, hundreds of people walked from Los Angeles to the capital Washington DC. The initiative, called the Great Peace March for Global Nuclear Disarmament, aimed to raise awareness about the dangers and damages of nuclear energy. The participants took nine months to cover 3'700 miles (6'000 km)
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On foot, A piedi, A pied
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: USA
- Internet: http://www.greatpeacemarch.org
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5599742
In 1986, about 1200 of us left Los Angeles to begin a nine-month march for disarmament--our destination Washington DC. PRO-Peace, a group formed by David Mixner, had planned the march, but expected 5,000 people to show.
- Description: Gnaldi Coleschi Andrea, Guerrini Guido, Dini Nicola, Boncompagni Simone are a group of young men who traveled by car from Turin to Beijing and Rome to Volgogra
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Italy, Italia, Italie
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Car or similar, Mezzi a motore, Moyen motorisé
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Internet: http://www.torinopechino.it
Da Torino a Pechino a GPL! 25.852 sono i chilometri che questi temerari hanno percorso dal 5 Luglio al 22 Settembre per arrivare fino a Pechino e tornare con una Fiat Marea alimentata a GPL con un impianto Teleflex SGI fornito da IMEGA .
- Description: Traveling from the UK to Singapour by bike
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: hackisoutthere
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Bike, Bicicletta, Vélo
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Europe,Europa, Asia
- Multimedia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-yO1DcdUFQ
- Description: On December 31, 2012, Thomas Grosserichter set a Guinness World Record by cycling 28'500 km. The German started and finished his journey in Berlin, completing it in 105 days
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Germany, Germania, Allemagne
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Bike, Bicicletta, Vélo
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: http://www.cyclingtheworld.de
- Description: Best known as a revolutionary and warrior, it's lesser known that Che Guevara was also a traveler. In 1951, he embarked on a journey across Latin America on a 500 cc Norton Model 18 motorcycle. Guevara compiled a diary of this adventure, published as "Latinoamericana". In 2004, a film titled "The Motorcycle Diaries" was made based on this journal
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Che Guevara
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Argentina
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1928-1967
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Motorbike, Motocicletta, Moto
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Americas, Americhe, Amérique
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Motorcycle_Diaries_(book)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5809
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Guevara, Ernesto. 2004. Latinoamericana: un diario per un viaggio in motocicletta. Milano: Feltrinelli. I diari della motocicletta un film di Walter Salles.
This isn't a tale of derring-do, nor is it merely some kind of "cynical account"; it isn't meant to be, at least. It's a chunk of two lives running parallel for a while, with common aspirations and similar dreams.
- Description: In 1999, Doris Haddock, a spry 89-year-old, walked from Pasadena, California, to Washington D.C., covering a total of 3,055 miles (4,917 km). It took her 400 days
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Granny D
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On foot, A piedi, A pied
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: USA
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Haddock D., Burke D., Granny D: Walking Across America in My Ninetieth Year, Villard Books, 2001.
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